From what I've read, the silicone lubricant is more hydrophobic than the regular WD40.Why this rather than regular WD40?
No idea how much of a difference it makes in real life though.
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From what I've read, the silicone lubricant is more hydrophobic than the regular WD40.Why this rather than regular WD40?
Why this rather than regular WD40?
WD40 is a good lubricant but can hold onto dirt particles. Silicone just lubricates and doesn’t.Why this rather than regular WD40?
WD40 is a good lubricant but can hold onto dirt particles.
I suppose many would only get to that DIY tip if they were suffering the freezing problem, so a water dispersant would make sense in that situation.
Because a thick, gel-like, lubricant doesn't move around, any dirt that collects on it's surface is less likely to be transported down towards the bearing surfaces, in much the same way as it keeps out water.
Dead easy. You can replace trunk a d frunk struts in less tha 15 mins. Have a look at 1 of loads of YouTube vids if your not sure.
I reported the same issue to the SC and the car got pushed 48.12.1 and it fixed itself. As for the dash cam, I've been looking at putting one in to supplement the built in stuff. How did you route the power cable out of the center console from the 12v socket cleanly?What did I do today?
Fitted my front and rear Thinkware F800 dashcams. The Tesla one is not proving reliable, with it disappearing on a daily basis since I got the car on Thursday, and needing the card formatting each time to bring it back. Plus having to hit the horn or the on screen button to save a clip is stupid.
Cable runs were pretty straight forward up the a-pillars, and I powered using the standard 12v socket in the cubby. It won’t do try parking mode like this, but I’ve found the 12v is powered if I leave Sentry turned on, so that’ll do to keep the cameras running. Not the most efficient use of power, but it’ll do for most of my parking situations. No good for week long stays at the station, but even Sentry would kill the battery doing that.
I reported the same issue to the SC and the car got pushed 48.12.1 and it fixed itself. As for the dash cam, I've been looking at putting one in to supplement the built in stuff. How did you route the power cable out of the center console from the 12v socket cleanly?
I'm sure you already know, but just incase, Sentry turns off if your battery is below 20%.but I’ve found the 12v is powered if I leave Sentry turned on, so that’ll do to keep the cameras running. Not the most efficient use of power, but it’ll do for most of my parking situations
I'm sure you already know, but just incase, Sentry turns off if your battery is below 20%.
Thanks, I've already had some of that black trim off, haven't got the chrome off yet. I'll try when it comes back from the SC. I want to try and run a cable for my phone on a dash mount too while I'm there. Having trouble using the front USB C as it keeps kicking my phone into giving data transfer notifications which is just annoying.Regarding the cabling... The ‘leather’ trim on the side of the console just pulls off. Start at the back and work gently towards the front. Then loosen off the chrome trim by undoing the torx bolts. Once done, you can take the cable out the back corner of the cubby, under the chrome trim, and then run it forwards under the leather trim towards the glove box. Go right to the back of the dash under the glovebox and tuck it up under the panel there and come across to the door. Then the a pillar cover just prises off, working from the top down, as does the black panel directly under it. Cable up from the side of the glove box, under the black panel, then up the a-pillar, making sure it’s behind the airbag. Across the top of the screen and done.